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[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Coconut flavor

Slang: Disparaging and Offensive. a person of color, especially a person of Latin American or South Asian origin or descent, who is regarded as having adopted the attitudes, values, and behavior thought to be characteristic of middle-class white society, at the expense of their ethnic heritage. Compare Oreo.

Actually, I would argue these days it usually gets referenced exclusively to describe politicians who don't represent the same values their cultural background would, usually in a downside.

Don't think Ben and Jerry's is playing some double speak here, but I thought it was interesting nonetheless.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 month ago

That's the one reason I wasn't all on board with the "Coconut Pilling" when Harris took over the nomination. It's historically a slur. That said, the fact that Harris herself is using it tends to dead end that argument. There's every reason to think Ben & Jerry's is playing off of that.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 month ago (1 children)

The Ben & Jerry's that supports Russia?

https://www.bostonherald.com/2023/07/20/ben-jerrys-co-founder-slams-nato-u-s-over-war-in-ukraine/

You can say you don't support Russia or Ukraine, but if you're still operating in Russia, you support Russia. Also, you should support Ukraine anyway.

Everyone should be boycotting Ben & Jerry's.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago

Seems the CEO has the same all violence is bad take that some of my more left leaning friends have. Violence is a part of life and sometimes you have to inflict it to stop more from happening.

[–] [email protected] 37 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Kamala’s Coconut Jubilee features coconut ice cream with swirls of caramel and red, white and blue star-shaped sprinkles. The flavor is inspired by a viral meme, in which Harris, during a speech at the White House, uttered the now-viral quote, “You think you just fell out of a coconut tree?”

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 month ago

Sounds good

[–] [email protected] 36 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Seth Meyers mentioned this last week. He also said that they released a flavor for Tim Walz as well: Plain.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 month ago

He’s a sassy dad, his flavor would have to be a dad joke. Something like “Balz to the Walz” with malted milk balls. Or “DIY” orange clean flavored ice cream with chocolate sauce streaks.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I don't know... Would it be possible to make hotdish flavored ice cream?

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 month ago

I don't want to know.

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